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SEC. 263.8. EXCEPTIONS TO HEIGHT LIMITS IN 80-130-F AND 80-130-X HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICTS. (a) In the 80-130-F and 80-130-X Height and Bulk District as designated on Sectional Map No. 1H of the Zoning Map, exceptions to the 80 foot height limit up to 130 feet may be approved in appropriate cases in accordance with the provisions of Section 309. The purpose of allowing additional height above 80 feet only as an exception is to ensure that height above 80 feet will not adversely affect the scale of the affected area or block sunlight access to public sidewalks and parks. (b) Such height exceptions may be permitted provided that: (1) The height of the building or structure does not exceed 130 feet; and (2) The additional height will not add significant shadows on public sidewalks and parks; and (3) The structure provides an appropriate transition to adjacent higher or lower buildings; and (4) The additional height of the structure is set back an appropriate distance from the street frontage to maintain continuity of the predominant streetwall on the block. (Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85) SEC. 263.9. HEIGHT LIMITS: SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS FOR UPPER TOWER EXTENSIONS IN S DISTRICTS. (a) In S Districts, additional height up to 10 percent of the heights shown on Maps 1H, 2H and 7H of the Zoning Map may be allowed as an extension of the upper tower, provided that the volume of the upper tower as extended is reduced by the percentage shown in Chart C of Section 271 of this Code. (b) This additional height may be allowed pursuant to the provisions of Section 309 only to the extent it is determined that the upper tower volume is distributed in a way that will add significantly to the sense of slenderness of the building and to the visual interest to the termination of the building, and that the added height will improve the appearance of the sky-line when viewed from a distance, will not adversely affect light and air to adjacent properties, and will not add significant shadows to public open spaces. (Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85; Ord. 51-09, File No. 081620, App. 4/2/2009) SEC. 263.10. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS: 200-400-S SPECIAL HEIGHT AND BULK DISTRICT. In the 200-400-S Special Height and Bulk District as designated for a portion of Assessors Block 3737 on Sectional Map No. 1H of the Zoning Map, heights up to 400 feet may be approved in the manner provided for exceptions in Section 309 if the open space requirements generated by developments in the Special Height and Bulk District are aggregated to create on Assessors Block 3737 a privately owned and maintained urban park, as provided in Section 138, or another type of open space allowed by Section 138 if the standards for an urban park cannot be met because of shadows cast by buildings on other blocks. (Added by Ord. 414-85, App. 9/17/85) SEC. 263.11. [REPEALED.] (Added by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; amended by Ord. 129-17, File No. 170203, App. 6/30/2017, Eff. 7/30/2017; repealed by Ord. 296-18 , File No. 180184, App. 12/12/2018, Eff. 1/12/2019) SEC. 263.12. SPECIAL HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS: PORTION OF CHINATOWN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. (a) General. In the 65N-85N Height and Bulk District, as designated on Sectional Map No. 1H of the Zoning Map, located within the boundaries of the Chinatown Residential